Missing records of a decade's worth of donations at Bahraich's Salar Masud Dargah have sparked allegations of financial irregularities, prompting demands for a high-level probe.
The court said survey, notification and legal proof of dedication are mandatory before treating a property as Waqf, and held that the Board cannot assume automatic control over a Muslim religious institution.
Ahead of the demolition, the administration made tight security arrangements and prevented any untoward incident. A large contingent of police was deployed at the scene. Senior officials were present during the bulldozer action.
The Ladle Mashaik Dargah has moved the Supreme Court to block Maha Shivaratri puja on February 15. The plea alleges a "strategic pattern" of using interim court orders to bypass the Places of Worship Act and alter the site's religious character.
Government officials removed a festival flag hoisted by the Sikandar Badusha Dargah on Thirupparankundram Hill, citing its location on temple-owned land. The action followed a Madras High Court order seeking an explanation for the encroachment. While the temple administration claims due process was followed, the dargah side has filed a counter-complaint, escalating the local land dispute.
A mob smashed the Ashoka Emblem carved on the marble plaque marking the foundation stone of a new structure within Hazratbal Dargah in Srinagar, calling it anti-Islam.
The High Court said that a party coming to a Court must come with clean hands. He must state and produce all facts and documents on record to prove his ownership.
The Supreme Court has put an interim stay on the Nashik Municipal Corporation's April 1 demolition notice to the Hazrat Saatpeer Sayed Baba dargah in the city